Sheer trend: too risqué?

According to NY Magazine, “Modesty is History.” (Note: the link, like the trend, may be a bit risqué. (Click at your own risk, but don’t say I didn’t warn you.) More girls are wearing see-through “sheer” shirts as a new fashion trend. The shirts and dresses reveal underwear and leave very little to the imagination. What do you think of this trend: elegant or trashy?

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Elegant, trashy, how about highly inappropriate, especially in a school setting? I’m sure most school districts have a dress code, but problems occur when trying to enforce the code. Should we have a zero tolerance policy for see-through clothes? Yes, but many clothes magically become transparent under the right lighting. Ask any female who forgets to wear a slip under her skirt. And cheaply-made t-shirts are often sheer, but mostly because they’re cheaply made. And on the topic of see-through clothes, what about tight-fitting clothes, low-cut shirts, and micro-mini skirts? Clothes in general are becoming more risqué. How does one decide what is and isn’t inappropriate?

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